ESPN's Julien Laurens believes France will be very happy after drawing Australia, Peru and Denmark.

Fringe Socceroo Jamie Maclaren is hopeful a "clean slate" in comfortable surrounds can help put him back in contention for a ticket to Russia after a nightmare stint in Germany.

The former A-League goal machine has joined Scottish outfit Hibernian on loan for the rest of the season, having struggled for playing minutes in Germany in a battling Darmstadt side that currently sits inside the second-division drop zone.

Robert Lewandowski scored his 100th goal for Bayern Munich as the reigning Bundesliga champions pulled 10 points clear at the top following a 3-0 home victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.

With second-placed RB Leipzig losing to Wolfsburg on Saturday, the Bavarians' easy win at the Allianz Arena, which saw Lewandowski reach an important career milestone with a goal in each half, lifts them into a dominant position to retain the title as the season enters its final straight.